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Topic: Haryana

Why Rahul Gandhi chose ex-govt servant over veterans as Congress’s Rajya Sabha nominee from Haryana

Karamveer Bauddh, from the Meham Assembly segment of Rohtak district, retired in 2023 as a Superintendent from the Haryana Civil Secretariat

Haryana’s economic paradox: Per capita income Rs 3.95 lakh, but 7 in 10 families are still ‘poor’

The state Economic Survey 2025-26, released Monday, projects a family income of nearly Rs 16 lakh. But seven in 10 families live their year on less than Rs 1.80 lakh, according to Parivar Pehchan Patra data.

Saffron turban, Guru Nanak’s wisdom & Sant Ravidass: Saini’s budget speech has Punjab written all over it

As the Haryana CM presents the Rs 2.23 lakh crore budget, the optics—including a kesari pagri, a Sikh scripture, and a Ravidassia quote—speak a language meant for Punjab’s voters.

FIR on Rs 578 crore bank account fraud this week, but Haryana govt flagged ‘irregularities’ months ago

In July 2025, Finance Department asked why govt offices based in Panchkula had opened bank accounts in Chandigarh 'without valid justification, contrary to laid-down instructions'.

Rs 578 crore for housing scheme vanishes from Haryana govt bank accounts, back in 24 hrs. What FIR says

The Anti-Corruption Bureau's FIR reveals that the cheques bore forged signatures of a senior IAS officer, who had relinquished charge much before the bank accounts were opened.

Amid Haryana assembly ruckus over bank fraud linked to govt accounts, Saini says full Rs 578 cr recovered

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attributes the fraud to collusion by lower-level employees at Chandigarh banks & says the full sum was credited back to state govt accounts.

Why do Haryana Assembly sessions begin on Friday? It’s not just about ‘MLA allowances’

A former Speaker and a six-time MLA offer candid explanations, while govt says session is fixed keeping several factors in mind.

‘Chal ri sajni ab kya soche’—Haryana singer-minister Anil Vij breaks bones, not rhythm

The Haryana minister, who has now broken bones in three separate bathroom falls, was in high spirits hours after breaking both legs, using the rest to regale people with a retro concert.

Rs 100 crore of Swachh Bharat Mission funds unused in Haryana, CM sends charge sheets to 20 officials

Action after officials unable to explain why funds weren't used. Development on day Haryana Congress leader Randeep Surjewala flagged Centre's surrender of Rs 1.17 lakh crore from agriculture budget.

Surajkund swing fell despite ‘daily checks’. Visitors flag ‘loose bolts, lack of proper safety belts’

After tsunami swing collapse at Surajkund craft festival in Faridabad, police complaint & park visitors allege negligence regarding swings installed. SIT probes matter, 2 arrested.

On Camera

Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar. It’s the beginning of JD(U)’s end and BJP’s supremacy

The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in a decade, 565% gutka boom in rural households

EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead

Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.